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Viva Aerobus Announces its 50th Airbus A321
Viva Aerobus held an official welcome ceremony for its 50th aircraft at the Monterrey International Airport, a new Airbus A321neo with registration XA-VBM, which is distinguished by a decoration alluding to this emblematic expansion of the airline’s fleet. In a press release, the Mexican ultra-low-cost carrier informed that the new aircraft landed in Mexico on […]
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Aeromexico Seeks to Add 12 Boeing 737 MAXs to Its Fleet
Aeroméxico is currently working to incorporate new aircraft into its fleet with plans to add 12 new Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in the coming months, with the first arrival planned for October. In a press release, the Mexican carrier stated that these orders were in addition to the 28 that the company announced in April, […]
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Viva Aerobus Increases Domestic Destinations and Beats Passenger Record
Viva Aerobus surpassed its monthly passenger record for the second time in a row in June after reaching 1.36 million registered passengers. According to a press release, the Mexican ultra-low-cost carrier increased passenger counts by 31% compared to June 2019. For its part, the company’s load factor was 88.1% for the month, one of the […]
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Aeroméxico Resumes International Routes, Starts Flying 737 MAX
Mexican flag carrier Aeromexico is starting the second half of the year and the beginning of the summer by returning to operating international routes and launching new aircraft. Little by little, the airline is returning to operate at pre-pandemic levels. Aeromexico restarted its operations on July 1 from Mexico City to the Augusto C. Sandino […]
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Argentina Lowers Allowed Passenger Totals, Remains Among Countries with Most Restrictive Entry Limits
Argentina is the only nation that currently sets a limit on the number of passengers that can enter the country. It is calculated that the new conditions’ passenger tallies represent an average of three daily international arrivals, though for the last two months, the limit represented between eight and nine arrivals According to local periodical […]
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LATAM Airlines Group Tops May On-Time Performance Reports
Two leading airline data firms — Official Airline Guide (OAG) and Cirium — recognized the LATAM Group last week as the most punctual airline in the world, followed by a group of airlines from Japan, the U.S., Brazil, Russia, India, and New Zealand. In the case of the OAG ranking corresponding to January-May 2021, the […]
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Viva Aerobus Reaffirms Its Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
As part of LGBT+ Pride month, Viva Aerobus inaugurated its new Viva Store at the Puerto Vallarta International Airport with the airline’s rainbow logo as a permanent testament to its commitment to diversity. According to a press release published by the Mexican ultra-low-cost carrier, this commitment is materialized in various activities that continuously promote an […]
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LATAM Colombia Bets On Bogota As Its Next Big Tourist Destination
On the heels of Colombian tourism expo Anato 2021, the District Tourism Institute (IDT) and local carrier LATAM Colombia announced the signing of a new alliance that is seeking to promote the national capital of Bogota as the main tourist destination in the country and a top tier destination in the world, promoting increased passenger […]
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Major Latin American Airlines Begin IATA Travel Pass Tests
To re-open borders without quarantine and restart aviation national governments need to be confident that they are effectively mitigating the risk of importing COVID-19. This means having accurate information on passengers’ COVID-19 health status. Informing passengers on what tests, vaccines and other measures they require prior to traveling, details on where they can get tested, […]
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Aeromexico, Volaris Bolster Fleets with Addition of New Aircraft
Over the course of this month, two of Mexico’s largest airlines have announced the incorporation of new aircraft into their fleets, taking the next step toward returning to pre-Covid-19 fleet and passenger numbers as the busy summer travel season takes off. As part of its fleet plan — and the massive changes the airline has […]